Pickled Red Onions are a simple and delicious recipe that are great any time of the year as a topping or add in to a variety of dishes. They are something friends kept asking me to make, but I kept procrastinating. I already make a pickled vegetable relish that contains onions, so I couldn’t understand what was the big deal about pickled onions. I thought […]
I have been making Baked Oatmeal since the beginning of our Pantry Cooking Challenge. It’s my new favorite, pantry friendly, breakfast recipe. I love it fresh from the oven, but I also love that I can make a big pan of this and store it in the fridge. That way, everyone can serve themselves a chunk and reheat it in the microwave. It’s a truly […]
Creamy Tomato Soup is a very easy recipe. There’s nothing complicated about it. The tomatoes used in this recipe are canned tomatoes. These can be homemade canned (jarred) tomatoes or store bought. Canned tomatoes are an extremely versatile pantry staple. They can be used in a variety of dishes from spaghetti sauces to chili as well as soups such as the Tomato Soup with Lentils […]
This simple coleslaw recipe was created as part of my five dollar grocery challenge. Coleslaw is one of my favorite salads because it can be made ahead of time. Unlike a lettuce salad which gets soggy and brown, coleslaw gets better if it sits in the fridge in it’s dressing. This is a simple and pared down version of my usual coleslaw, and it’s a […]
Mediterranean Beans are a simple, yet tasty way to get beans on the table quickly. These beans get their flavor from a mixture of herbs and vegetables. When the Mediterranean beans are ready for serving, some good quality extra virgin olive oil is added to the pot to give it a definitive Mediterranean flair. Because Mediterranean beans are made with small white beans, they cook […]
Ceviche Tostadas are one of my favorite things, but being vegan for a month means I can’t have fish. Fortunately, I had already come up with a recipe for cauliflower ceviche which was liked by everyone in the family. Granted, Baker’s Man complained that I shouldn’t call it ceviche because there was no fish or shrimp in the recipe. I solved that problem when I […]
This Creamy Tomato Sauce is one of my new favorites, and I’m looking forward to making this more often during the summer months when I have an abundance of fresh tomatoes available to me. Unlike most of my tomato sauce recipes, this one starts with fresh cherry tomatoes as the base for the sauce. This recipe is something that I have made before, but I’ve […]
Cauliflower Ceviche was inspired by the green grocer who comes to my work. I was telling him that I was eating vegan for a month, and he asked if I had ever made ceviche with cauliflower. Of course, I was intrigued by the idea, and asked him for details. All of the suggested ingredients were vegetables that I really enjoyed, so I decided to give […]
Southwestern Couscous Salad was born out the the necessity to create a vegan salad to take to work for lunch. I realize that traditional southwestern cuisine doesn’t contain couscous, but I made use of what I had on hand. I had wanted to make a more traditional couscous salad that contained garbanzo beans, and a lemon dressing, but the only recipe that I knew contained […]
Fajita potatoes weren’t something I intended to make, but in a moment of desperation as I tried to figure out what to make for our vegan dinner, I realized I had everything it took to make fajitas. Instead of using meat, I would use russet potatoes, and since I’m in love with sheet pan dinners, I decided to make my potato fajitas in the oven. […]